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# Securing Secrets in the GitOps era

Standard Kubernetes secrets are merely Base64-encoded, leaving your repositories exposed. Ready to build an onion-layered defense and completely eliminate hardcoded credentials from your cloud-native architecture?

- **Speakers:** [Alex Soto](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@alex-soto)
- **Event:** WeAreDevelopers LIVE
- **Published:** April 18, 2023
- **Duration:** 58:57
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/546-securing-secrets-in-the-gitops-era
- **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/0b292890f315db2f9297ef233c01a928/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=378800ms

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- [Security risks of storing native Kubernetes secrets in git](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/852-securing-secrets-in-the-gitops-era) (from "Securing secrets in the GitOps Era")
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  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/14d8a68a963adfbf20fcf9f601892533/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=309590ms
- [Transitioning toward DevSecOps with dynamic scanning and secrets management](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/83-enabling-automated-1-click-customer-deployments-with-built-in-quality-and-security) (from "Enabling automated 1-click customer deployments with built-in quality and security")
  - **Thumbnail URL:** https://customer-goifxnzhrq3d0d54.cloudflarestream.com/9a68c2d82f3c77f436952ad864feb9f6/thumbnails/thumbnail.jpg?time=20035ms
- [Designing a self-service internal developer platform with GitOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100137-building-a-cloud-platform-where-everything-is-just-another-kubernetes-resource) (from "Building a Cloud Platform Where Everything is Just Another Kubernetes Resource")
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